Examples of Pride in the Bible: Moses - by Zac Poonen

let me now show you the example of Moses in numbers the proud Jacob and the humble Jacob what a difference in numbers it says something about Moses amazing world in numbers chapter 12 verse 3 the man Moses was very humble more than any man on the face of the earth the next person about whom it can be said he was the humblest person who walked on the earth Jesus Christ but in Moses day he was the humblest man that walked on the face of the earth you see most Moses wrote the first five books of Genesis to Deuteronomy of the Old Testament but this is put in brackets because Moseley didn't write this somebody else added it there just by the way Moses was the humblest man on the face of the earth some God inspired somebody else to add that sentence there but this man who is the humblest man on the face of the earth at that time one day when God told him you know when the people are asking for water and Numbers chapter 20 and the people cried out for water we hadn't we don't have any water to drink numbers 20 verse 5 and they went to God and God said to Moses verse 8 take the rod and speak to the rock Moses remember 40 years ago in Exodus 17 I told you to hit the rock and the water came out if I were to paraphrase God's words but that rock being hit is a picture of Christ being crucified and he does not have to be crucified a second time so this time when the water you don't hit it because Christ is not going to be crucified a second time speak to it and the water will come verse 8 numbers 20 verse 8 and the water will come but Moses said I am the man whom God is blessed he was crowd see people fall into sin only when they are proud Moses took the rod and he lost his temper and he said in verse 10 you rebels are we going to bring water out of the rock what do you mean we look at you see that word shall we as if Moses can bring water out of the rock amazing how we think that just because God used you to bless somebody he said we we are the ones who blessed so-and-so garbage I want to tell you my brother's sister you can bless nobody even if you're the most spiritual man on the face of the earth only God blesses but this humblest man Moses began to think we I am the man who was blessed it can happen to you these things are written for our instruction and instead of speaking to the rock it says he lifted up his hand verse 11 and struck the rock not just once but twice because God bless disobedience to his word this is a very big question here you see did the water come out or not what do you say yes why because God loved those 2 million people in spite of the disobedience of his servant God blessed those people people ask me the question women are not supposed to teach God's Word what about all these women who preach on television does God bless their word here's the answer she may disobey God's Word but God loves the people and he blesses them but like God dealt with Moses later on he will deal with that woman for doing what God Bible tells her not to do a woman is not called to teach God's Word it's a position of authority she can testify she can share her testimony share what she's received from the God's Word but the moment she begins to teach his going into territory God is forbidden but does God bless such people sure what about all these crooked preachers who are making money from poor people preaching the prosperity gospel making millions for themselves does God bless what they preach yes here's the proof disobedient servants of God are blessed because God loves the people that hundred thousand people sitting there listening to them God loves them but he'll deal with the servant later on and all these people who disobey God's Word one day at the judgment seat of Christ he'll he'll deal with them when they say Lord we did so many things in your name we preach this and he said depart from me I don't even know you here Moses as soon as he disobeyed okay the water came out because God loved the people but then Moses the Lord said immediately to Moses Moses 40 years you were waiting waiting waiting to enter the promised land you are punished you will not enter the promised land verse 12 that was the biggest blow if God had said and you'll get leprosy there have been much better he gave him the greatest punishment that he could ever get you will not enter the promised land yeah that's what happens to humble people when they become proud they miss out on God's blessing now you know if you later on you read I don't have time to show you that it says you're in God you know that God did bring Moses into the Promised Land once in Matthew 17 and the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus it's as if Moses God said to Moses listen now I don't forget that you were faithful for forty years so even though you punished you there I'll bring you into the promised land in a better much better position when my son Jesus is there God is a good God I tell you so merciful even when he's strict and dealing with us when if you have been faithful to live for him he's merciful

Channel: Bombay Christian Fellowship - CFC Mumbai

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Length: 6min 17sec (377 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 30 2019